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Brahms: Symphonies No. 1-4; Tragic Overture; Haydn Variations; Serenade no 1 / Nowak, RPO

5 CD / Orchid Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony...
Conductors: Nowak, Grzegorz
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This five CD set features a brand new recording of the complete set of Brahms' majestic symphonies (Nos. 1 - 4) alongside a selection of...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall (2010-01-04_2010-01-08&2010-)....continue...

Brahms: Symphonies; Overtures; German Requiem / Otto Klemperer

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56b "St Anthony"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Academic Fest...
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Sir Adrian Boult: From Bach to Wagner [11 CDs]

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Sir Adrian Boult was born on April 8, 1889 in Chester and died on February 22, 1983 in London; hence, next year we mark 30...continue...

Brahms: The Four Symphonies / Andrew Manze

3 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2012-03-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Academic Festival Ov...
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

Driven by a great musical enthusiasm beginning with the baroque and continuing through to today's music, Conductor Andrew Manze commands an astonishing repertoire and an...continue...
Recording information: Helsingborg Concert Hall (2009-2010)....continue...

Essential Brahms / Over 2 hours of Brahms' greatest masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Clein, Natalie; de los Angeles, Victoria; Frankl, Peter; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Barbirolli, John; Tennstedt, Klaus; Karajan, Herbert von; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; ; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Alban Berg Quartet; Artemis Quartett (String Quartet)

Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833 and died in Vienna in 1897. He was one of the leading figures in classical music's Romantic...continue...

Best of Brahms [TGG Direct]

3 CD / TGG Direct / 2012-01-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Four Ballades; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; String Quintet in G major, Op. 111; Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. ...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

Johannes Brahms: Complete Symphonies / Owain Hughes - Stuttgart PO

3 CD / Quartz Records / 2011-10-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80...
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Philharmonie Gustav-Siegle-Haus, Stuttgart....continue...

Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vol. 6: 1990-2000

14 CD / RCO Live / 2011-10-11

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastor...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barainsky, Claudia; Brautigam, Ronald; Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]; Komlosi, Ildiko; Kovacs, Kolos; Laurendeau, Jean; Masseurs, Peter; Murray, Ann; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vo...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Berglund, Paavo; Chailly, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles; Solti, Sir Georg; Previn, Andre; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Jansons, Mariss; Haitink, B...
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a recorded history of six decades of performances by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, taken from broadcasts contained in...continue...

Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Kurt Masur

3 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This 1976 recording of the critically acclaimed Brahms cycle features the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig led by conductor Kurt Masur. According to "connoisseurs" these old Philips recordings...continue...
Recording information: Paul-Gerhardt Kirche, Leipzig (10/1976)....continue...

Brahms: The Complete Symphonies / Giulini

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Symphony no...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

If the 4 Symphonies have their own personalities, ranging from the exuberance of the 1st to the brooding of the 4th, then Giulini fills out...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna....continue...

Brahms: The Symphonies, etc / Harnoncourt, Berlin PO

3 CD / Teldec / 2011-04-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Academic Festival Ov...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"We have to find out the reason that this music has to be performed, still, and how it should be performed. It is necessary that...continue...

Brahms: Orchestral Works

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-02-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Academic Fe...
Conductors: Butt, Yondani

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London....continue...

Brahms: Concertos & Symphonies / Haitink, Arrau, Szeryng, et al.

7 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Concerto for Violin ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Starker, János; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

The New Collectors Edition (original US release 3/30/2010) continues with ten new releases, many of which are appearing at budget price for the first time....continue...
Recording information: Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam....continue...

Ultimate Brahms - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Va...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Brahms: The Symphonies

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-09-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Variations on a Theme...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Penguin Guide
The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic remains uniquely cultivated: the ensemble is finely polished, yet can provide tremendous bravura
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Symphonien & Konzerte

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2008-09-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Concerto fo...

Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

Triples - Brahms: The Concerto Album / Arrau, Oistrakh, Fournier, Giulini, Klemperer, Galliera, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Antho...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Clark, Raymond; Fournier, Pierre; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: French National Radio Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Karajan - The Legendary Decca Recordings - Brahms, Adam, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Symphony no 1...
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

April 5, 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, the legendary Austrian-born conductor who achieved a position of musical supremacy...continue...

Portrait of A Legend - Tennstedt

4 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-12-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/...
Performers: Haggander, Marianne; Howell, Gwynne; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus

This 4 CD set featuring legendary German conductor Klaus Tennstedt combines four of his best-selling BBC Legends catalogue releases in a newly designed Limited Edition...continue...

Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Tragic Overture

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Leonard Bernstein / Brahms Boxed Set / Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc. [5DVD]

5 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. ...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa; Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein and the Wiener Philharmoniker perform Brahms orchestral works. Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahms's orchestral works with the...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Brahms: Symphonies no 1-4, etc / Wolfgang Sawallisch, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony ...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
[On Brahms' Fourth Symphony] it is ardent, uniquely imaginative in its faithful response to Brahms's markings, far-sighted and focused.
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Brahms, Reger, Beethoven / Boult, Schuricht, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-09-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a theme of JA Hiller, Op. 100; Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

This release, with bonus rare recording by Sir Adrian Boult, is one of Reger's greatest works. Full of wit, resource and above all, delicacy....continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto; Alto Rhapsody; Overture

1 CD / Philips Import / 2007-08-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]
Conductors: Beinum, Eduard Van

Considered by many to be Grumiaux's best recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto, this performance, by turn tender and muscular, receives its first international release...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 2, etc / Mandeal, Bucharest PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-05-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

n 1877, the year following the success of his First Symphony, Brahms finished the score of his Second Symphony. Responding to critics who expected the...continue...

Brahms: Symphonies, Overtures & Violin Concerto / Dohnányi, Lindemann, Cleveland Orchestra

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Concerto...
Performers: Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von

Boult Conducts the BBC SO Vol 2

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-03-20

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in B minor, WoO 1/19; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in E minor, W...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux - California 1941-52

13 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Leo...
Performers: Blinder, Boris; Blinder, Naoum; Cherkassky, Shura; Cutner, Solomon; Kapell, William; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Warenskjold, Dorothy
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Standard Symphony Orchestra

"Is this ever a generous sampling of Pierre Monteux and the San Francisco Symphony! Music and Arts' Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux collects broadcast performances...continue...

Brahms: The Four Symphonies, etc / Toscanini, Philharmonia

3 CD / Testament / 2007-02-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Anonymous: God Save the Queen (National Anthem, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Available again after a long absence from the catalogue, these brilliant examples of the art of Arturo Toscanini are available again once more. These recordings...continue...

Brahms: Orchestral Works / Boult, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Weber, Schubert, Brahms / Tennstedt, London PO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-11-07

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt was born in Merseberg, Germany and after periods of conducting the Dresden Staatskapelle and acting as Music Director of the Dresden Opera, he...continue...

Brahms: Symphonies 1-4 / Barenboim, Chicago SO

4 CD / Erato / 2006-08-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Festspieldokumente - Brahms / Knappertsbusch, Curzon, VPO

2 CD / Orfeo / 2006-07-05

Works: Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans

Recording information: Altes Festspielhaus (07/26/1955)....continue...

Brahms: Symphonies, etc / Sawallisch, London PO, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, ...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Desert Island Collection - Brahms / Curzon, Knappertsbusch

1 CD / Archipel / 2006-06-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms: Symphonies, Serenades, etc / Belohlávek, Czech PO

4 CD / Supraphon / 2006-06-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Academic Festival Ov...
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

Jiri Belohlavek, designated Principal Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London, has taken his place among today's top international conductors. Belohlavek will turn 60...continue...

Brahms: The Symphonies; Overtures; Song Of Destiny; German Requiem

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-04-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Variatio...

Gemini - Brahms: Piano Concertos, etc / Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Tragic Overture, Op....
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Brahms: Symphony no 1, etc / Gielen, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-11-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Michael Gielen's unique, disciplined approaches to the full spectrum of repertoire, from Beethoven to Boulez, are among the finest committed to disc. Gielen's understanding of...continue...

Brahms: Symphonies no 1-4, etc / Haitink, London SO

4 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-10-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Serenade for orchestra no 2 i...
Performers: Hugh, Timothy; Nikolic, Gordan
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Haitink and the LSO take us on a hair-raising version of the journey Brahms envisaged: long, scenic and never a dull moment. - The Observer...continue...

Schumann: Symphony no 2; Brahms, Strauss / Szell, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2005-08-09

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61
Performers: Schwalbe, Michel
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the last concert by George Szell with the Berlin Philharmonic in June of 1969. The program brings together three elements closely associated with...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 2, Tragic Overture / Vonk, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors: Vonk, Hans
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Symphony

Brahms: Symphony no 1, etc / Marin Alsop, London PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80
Performers: Thornton, Michael
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Alsop has emerged as one of Naxos' marquee names... [she] and the brilliant LPO bring a grandness to Brahms." - Marc Shulgold, Rocky Mountain News...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 1, etc / Marin Alsop, London PO

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80
Performers: Thornton, Michael
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Jascha Horenstein - Broadcast Performances from Paris

9 CD / Music & Arts / 2004-08-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Boléro; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Symp...
Performers: Bobesco, Lola; Haas, Monique; Hoffgen, Marga [Contralto Vocals]; Lorengar, Pilar; Traxel, Josef; Wiener, Otto
Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra

This compilation presents Horenstein conducting music which shows his unusual breadth of repertoire, music of composers whom we do not normally associate with him, but...continue...

Guido Cantelli - The NBC Broadcast Concerts

4 CD / Testament / 2004-07-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Le siège de Corinthe (The Siege of Corinth), opera; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, D 125; Giorgio ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Hollander, Max; koff, Mischa; Miller, Frank
Conductors: Cantelli, Guido
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps the best way to sum up the significance of the performance in Testament's 3 boxed sets of Cantelli's 1949-50 NBC Symphony broadcast recordings is...continue...

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Brahms: Symphonies, etc

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Variations on a Theme of Haydn fo...
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is a Brahms cycle to be reckoned with... The results are vital and provocative, and they are enhanced by recorded sound that is remarkable...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 1 / Bernard Haitink, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2004-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Haitink is particularly impressive in the symphony. The opening movement, much quicker than his recording with the BSO, has a wonderful rhythm strength and vitality....continue...